I am basically batting for the underdog, no special love for Vidarbha. Of course, Striped Lungi, Asterix and Squarecut, I am sure are more passionate supporters of the Vidarbha team. Squarecut is a long time supporter of Umesh Yadav, much before he played for India.

29.40Gurbani to Nair, no run, this is a sensational delivery. Curved in, hit the deck and swung away to beat his tentative push

29.60Gurbani to Nair, no run, how did that not kiss off stump? Came back in a long way in the air from outside off, Nair got outside the line and let that go, but when he looks at the replays, he'll know he was this close from not hearing the ball rattle into the off stump. That's tea

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This guy Gurbani is also a find. Karun nair has played internationals for India. To trouble such batsmen, you have to be decent.

31.6WGurbani to Nair, OUT, he's snuffed the big fish with an outswinger. Another poke, this time from Nair, and the keeper take a straightforward catch. Nair was drawn forward by the line, this one moved away late as he played away from the body. Karnataka are in trouble or what?KK Nair c †Wadkar b Gurbani 30 (41b 4x4 0x6) SR: 73.17

33.2WGurbani to Binny, OUT, gone for a duck. Boy, Gurbani is bowling them into the final or what? This comes back in a long, long way in the air from outside off and cuts back in to strike him low on the pad. This is plumb in front of middle. Binny wasn't committing himself either forward nor back and has to pay the price.STR Binny lbw b Gurbani 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

bolero wrote:29.40Gurbani to Nair, no run, this is a sensational delivery. Curved in, hit the deck and swung away to beat his tentative push

29.60Gurbani to Nair, no run, how did that not kiss off stump? Came back in a long way in the air from outside off, Nair got outside the line and let that go, but when he looks at the replays, he'll know he was this close from not hearing the ball rattle into the off stump. That's tea

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This guy Gurbani is also a find. Karun nair has played internationals for India. To trouble such batsmen, you have to be decent.

Yes.Raja predicted Gurbani should go to England with Indian team for test series in July 2018.i never heard of Gurbani but ‘cricket Think Tank’ believes Saini has bright Future

37.6WGurbani to Gautam, OUT, has he tickled this down leg? Yes, he has says umpire Paschim Pathak. Gautam can't believe that decision and hits the bat on his pad with disgust. Gautam now indicates to the umpire that it flicked the pad. Coming back to the delivery, this came back in a long way, Gautam looks to shuffle across to tickle this. Bat was close to the ball, in all fairness. Keeper collects and goes up spontaneously, everyone else joins in and boy, are they celebrating or whatCM Gautam c †Wadkar b Gurbani 24 (53b 3x4 1x6) SR: 45.28

39.6WGurbani to Gowtham, OUT, he's paid the price of missing the line of this delivery. Angled in towards off stump, hint of reverse in to beat Gowtham's forward push. He was looking to play across the line when he was better off playing straight. Paschim Pathak had no doubts whatsoever. What an inspired spell this is turning out to beK Gowtham lbw b Gurbani 1 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28

40.50Yadav to Gopal, no run, dropped by Jaffer at slip. Oh, dear. He grabbed at that. Shreyas poked at this length ball to get a thick outside edge that flew at a comfortable height. Could that prove to be costly?

Karnataka’s next 3 batsman played international for India except Gopal

Skipper Vinay Kumar,Mithun and Arvind —Karnataka can counts.i think Mithun and Gopal better batsman than others but facing Umesh (6 in the match) and In-form Gurbani (9 in the match ) will be big Challenge for them.

Karnataka had reached 189 for 8 and they were just another 10 runs away from victory when Abhimanyu Mithun (who scored 33 from 26 deliveries) went for a glory shot and lost his wicket. Then it was a matter of another three runs and Karnataka were all out. It has been a great achievement for Vidarbha to reach their first Ranji trophy final where they will face Delhi. They will stand a decent chance against Delhi in the final.

It is a great achievement for an unfancied side like Vidarbha.

PS-Those who have no idea where Vidarbha is, it is the eastern part of Maharashtra, with Nagpur being its biggest city.

Rajneesh Gurbani had an uneasy sleep last night. He woke up at 12.30 am and then at 4.30 am. “Both times I had a dream that the final day’s play was about to begin,” the Vidarbha medium pacer would later reveal, after the match. He carried nerves to the field on the fifth day. It affected his performance a little. But he regained his composure in time and eked out a memorable victory for his side, with a 12-wicket match haul, and burst into tears of joy.

Over the last five days, Gurbani became the most talked about player in the Ranji Trophy semifinal at Eden Gardens. The majority of his wickets – five in the first innings and seven in the second – were well planned. His line and length were excellent – full and in the corridor. His swing, both ways, was natural. Eden Gardens curator Sujan Mukherjee, a former first-class player for Bengal, compared Gurbani with a young Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Like Kumar of the 2008-2009 vintage, who handed Sachin Tendulkar his maiden duck in Indian first-class cricket in a Ranji Trophy final, Gurbani, too, has a smooth run-up to the crease. Their pace is pretty similar. Like Kumar those days, the Vidarbha lad also bowls at around 132-133kph. Both strive for a good length. Gurbani, too, is a natural mover of the ball. Similarities exist in their frames; lithe and wiry. Their use of the crease provides another common thread. But Gurbani is more of a skiddy operator, because his front knee doesn’t collapse at the point of delivery release. His follow-through is also a work in progress. “I need to work on it,” Gurbani admitted.

Vidarbha Ranji coach Chandrakant Pandit described Gurbani as a “shy” person who “doesn’t express himself” in the dressing room. “Of late, he has started to describe the thought process behind his wickets. But he has a very sharp mind, which helps him read the batsmen well,” Pandit told The Indian Express.

That sharp mind came to the fore several times in the semifinal. Stuart Binny’s scalp on Wednesday was a case in point. The out-swinger is Gurbani’s stock ball, but he quickly spotted Binny’s tentative feet movement against the incoming deliveries. He made one swing back late to cut the Karnataka all-rounder in half. The ball narrowly missed the inside edge. His next ball was pretty similar, only a little fuller. The ball moved in the air viciously from outside off-stump to strike the batsman on the pad in front of off and middle. Binny was caught in the crease and out LBW.

Gurbani had an interesting duel with Karun Nair, Karnataka’s best batsman in this game by a distance. Nair had scored a century in the first innings, eschewing the cover drive and playing on the up. The seamer, however, managed to sow doubts in Nair’s mind in the second dig. He bowled a few in-swingers – the ball was swinging in from fairly outside the off-stump – from wide of the crease and then, without going close to the stumps he bowled an out-swinger. Nair was drawn forward by the angle and the away movement deceived him to play away from his body. The dismissal proved to be a mini-turning point.

On Thursday morning, Gurbani kept tempting Abhimanyu Mithun, bowling outside the off-stump with a square third man and deep point in place. The tail-ender was connecting well and taking Karnataka closer to victory. But the bowler didn’t change his approach and eventually had Mithun caught at deep point. “I decided to back myself and stuck to the plan,” Gurbani said.

“That guy (Gurbani) really made a difference. He was bowling long spells. He was bowling in the channel, where our batsmen (stroke-players) were not comfortable,” Karnataka captain Vinay Kumar praised the Vidarbha quick.

Gurbani consistently hits the right areas and occasionally bowls a pretty deceptive short ball. Pandit stressed that Gurbani has the ability to bowl on any kind of surface. The bowler, on the other hand, credited Pandit and also Vidarbha cricket head coach, Subroto Banerjee, for his steady progress. “One day, sir (Pandit) instructed me to bowl only in-swingers at the nets. We did a lot of match simulation also, where I had to bowl in-swingers only. This is how I managed to make my incoming deliveries better. Chandu sir carried the reputation of a hard taskmaster when he joined the team as coach ahead of the season. Before his arrival, someone told me he would either make you better or would tell you not to waste your time in cricket, if you are not good enough. I liked that. This is how it should be. He and Subroto Banerjee sir made big contributions to my development,” Gurbani said.

The year 2017 is proving to be a breakthrough season for the 24-year-old civil engineer from Nagpur, who now has 27 scalps in his last three matches, including four five-fors. It was Gurbani’s “dream” to share the new ball with Umesh Yadav, his idol. Umesh spoke about his understudy in glowing terms. “If someone represents the country from Vidarbha after me, I would be the happiest person. He (Gurbani) has the potential.”

Misty when you were here before you were the most problematic user on the forum and I will delete anything you post that has even a suggestion of baiting attacking criticising or otherwise messing with another user or being hypocritical

100.6WGurbani to Saini, OUT, this one's even better. Again a shortish delivery fired outside the off-stump. Has the batsman stapled to the crease because of the length and then just cuts in off the seam. Drifts even further late and comfortably beats the inside edge to flatten the stumps. Two in two for GurbaniNA Saini b Gurbani 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

100.5WGurbani to Vikas Mishra, OUT, bowled him. This one has cut back in a mile from outside off. Mishra has paid the price for not moving his feet. Just stuck in the crease and brings the bat down without having any clue whatsoever of where that delivery is heading. Beats the inside-edge and pegs back the off-stumpVikas Mishra b Gurbani 7 (82b 0x4 0x6) SR: 8.53

102.1WGurbani to Shorey, OUT, and he gets it. Gurbani, you beauty! Yet another five-wicket haul for the young sensation. What a season he's having! Now he gets a hat-trick to cap it all off. Another scorching delivery that cuts in from a shortish length. Has the batsman glued to the crease and just hanging back and hoping he can put bat to ball. Cuts in from outside off to hit the back pad and take out the off-stumpDR Shorey b Gurbani 145 (294b 21x4 0x6) SR: 49.31

102.5WGurbani to Khejroliya, OUT, and Delhi have folded. This one was a gift to be honest. Khejroliya comes charging down the track. It's a blind charge. Ends up nearly yorking himself. And besides the ball pitched around the leg stump line which means he was tucked up for room. Khejroliya misses and Gurbani hits. Leg and off-stumps uprootedK Khejroliya b Gurbani 0 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Gurbani should join the Indian squad for South Africa. They have not seen him bowl, will not be prepared for him.

Saini was so close for the selection but S.Kaul was selected instead but now BCCI dropped Kaul for Siraj ( not impress at all )

Quote system in India on selection so after the Ranji trophy. @ Game between Ranji trophy champion and ROI will be stage,called Irani Cup Performances from this matches will advances players selection for next seasons or series in India